Check Out this Amazing Photo of Fireflies Lighting up a Japanese Bamboo Grove
A thousand points of light: Photographer Kei Nomiyama captures fireflies at dusk
![Fireflies light up a bamboo forest on the Japanese island of Shikoku as night descends.](/sites/default/files/styles/sierra_full_page_width/public/sierra/articles/big/2016-11-OpeningShot-ph1-WB.jpg.webp?itok=auXUhViP)
Photo by Kei Nomiyama/Barcroft Images
Fireflies light up a bamboo forest on the Japanese island of Shikoku as night descends. Entomologists believe these insects first developed bioluminescence as a warning signal. Only later did fireflies begin to employ the lights for their present purpose: courtship. Photographer Kei Nomiyama has visited Shikoku every year since 2012 to capture mesmerizing images.